Canada To Do Millionth COVID-19 Test But Numbers Still Falling Short

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam of Canada speaks during a technical briefing, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours even as the country’s biggest province continues to struggle to hit its own testing target.

Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer of Canada, reported that as of Wednesday morning, more than 970,000 tests had been completed nationwide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.